The Vitals

My name is Kristin. I live with my husband (A.), three young sons (Cubby, Charlie, and Jack), one infant daughter (Poppy), and old collie dog (Mia) less than a mile from the Canadian border in the far northern woods of upstate New York. Once upon a time I was going country. Now I'm gone.

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Sunday, June 1, 2008

The Brave Little Magnolia

I'm thinking of writing a children's book about this magnolia tree. Yes, this is a magnolia tree. The MiL planted it on the front lawn a couple of months ago. It's all of 12 inches high, and the tiny thing already has a blossom on it. Talk about blooming where you're planted.

This is the second plucky plant I've introduced you to (the first was the ever-blooming lilac). Who's inspired? I know I am. In fact, I've been fighting it, Jive Turkey, but I can't resist any longer . . . Up with people!

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Take a cutting and see if it will root. Give the cutting a tiny bit of rooting hormone (be skimpy; too much is worse than none, plant it in soil, with just a tiny bit of leaf, and see what happens. Try several; you'll probably get at least one or two. Keep the cutting out of the drying sun; you have to keep the foliage rather quiet and limited until roots form to support it. Good luck.

HA! Oh, OK...I guess I can see how watching pretty living things thrive can make you all up-with-people-y. I will also spare you all my hack "Steel Magnolia" jokes I was tempted to leave in the comments.